A 25-year-old was taken to a hospital after a Saturday shooting on the 9600 block of W. Fond du Lac Avenue; police are asking for tips.

A 30-year-old Waukesha woman was arrested after an alleged knife attack that left a 60-year-old man injured. Court papers set a $250,000 cash bond.

Court filings allege a 42‑year‑old Waukesha man sexually assaulted a 5‑year‑old who stayed in his tent. He’s held on $100,000 bond and a July 22 hearing is scheduled.

A Milwaukee man was convicted of first‑degree reckless homicide after a six‑day trial for supplying fentanyl that killed a Fond du Lac woman. The verdict drew a sharp statement from the county DA.

Court papers say investigators traced a Feb. drug purchase to a Milwaukee phone number and arrested 31-year-old Allen T. Anderson after a Brookfield man died of fentanyl intoxication.

Washington County says convicted sex offender Roland Maanga will be released June 26, 2026, will be GPS‑monitored and currently has no residence listed.

A 28-year-old was critically wounded in a June 26 shooting near Farwell and Brady on Milwaukee's Lower East Side; a 25-year-old was arrested and police are investigating.

A man recovered from an overturned kayak on Lake Ivanhoe was pronounced dead Thursday afternoon. Authorities are investigating the drowning.

Masked teens on scooters set off fireworks near the Zoo Interchange and led police on a chase that ended with two 17‑year‑olds arrested.

A Milwaukee County judge stayed a prison term and placed a former correctional officer on probation after video showed alleged pepper-spraying and strikes of restrained inmates.

The Diocese of Madison says the Vatican has released Andrew J. Showers from the clerical state as he faces felony child‑sex charges tied to an undercover sting. The case remains before Waupaca County courts.

The Public Safety Committee approved an updated Anti‑Crime Plan that adds court security, dispatcher pay changes and funding for a drug prosecutor.

Geovonnie Amie, 18, was shot in Mount Pleasant and later crashed and died in Racine. Mount Pleasant police have identified persons of interest and are asking for tips.